to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
one's heart rate; pulse rate
naked eye; the physical eye
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
weight training; muscle training
weather forecast; weather report
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
unexpectedly; surprisingly
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback